The School of Medicine presented senior and graduate awards to 22 graduating members of the M.D., Master of Science in Anesthesia and Master of Science Bioinformatics programs. This year’s awards recipients as chosen by the faculty members include:
Senior Awards
Doctor of Medicine
- Himachandana Atluri | Women in Medicine Scholarship Achievement Citation
- Amanda Fletcher | Friends of UMKC School of Medicine Research Award; Vice-Chancellor Honors Recipient; Women in Medicine Scholarship Achievement Citation
- Jasleen Ghuman | Lee Langley Award; Thomas R. Hamilton, M.D., Award for Excellence in Microbiology; Women in Medicine Scholarship Achievement Citation
- Paul Anthony Guidos | Merck Manual for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Education
- Comron Hassanzadeh | Friends of UMKC School of Medicine Basic Science Award; Lee Langley Award; Malhotra Family Scholarship for Academic and Clinical Excellence
- Alexandra Johnson | Women in Medicine Scholarship Achievement Citation
- Deborah Levy | Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Student Award
- Abhishek Kantamneni | Merck Manual for Outstanding Achievement in Medical Education
- Susamita Kesh | Laura L. Backus, M.D., Award for Excellence in Pediatrics
- Jeffrey Klott | Missouri State Medical Association Honors Graduate; Pat. D. Do, M.D., Matching Scholarship in Orthopedics
- Sean Mark | UMKC School of Medicine Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Medical Education
- Luke Nayak | ACP Senior Student Book Award; Bette Hamilton, M.D., Memorial Award for Excellence in Immunology; Friends of UMKC Harry S. Jonas, M.D., Award
- Payal Patel | Women in Medicine Scholarship Achievement Citation
- Lauren Thai | J. Michael de Ungria, M.D., Humanitarian Award
- Hima Veeramachaneni | Malhotra Family Scholarship for Academic and Clinical Excellence; Missouri State Medical Association Honors Graduate; Women in Medicine Scholarship Achievement Citation
- Dayne Voelker | James F. Stanford, M.D., Patient Advocate Scholarship; Vice-Chancellor Honors Recipient
- Reid Waldman | Thomas R. Hamilton, M.D., Award for Excellence in Pathology
- Nneoma Wamkpah | UMKC School of Medicine Alumni Award Association Outstanding Senior Partner
- Kirbi Yelorda | Missouri State Medical Association Honors Graduate
Graduate Award
Master of Science – Anesthesia
- Kaitlyn Hill | Student Ambassador Award
Graduate Awards
Master of Science – Bioinformatics
- Michael Nassif | Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics Award for Excellence
- Mohammed Qintar | Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics Award for Excellence
